Capaldi’s hat trick leads to win

Rick Devereux

A hat trick by Annie Capaldi partnered with solid defense led to

Carden Hall’s 3-0 victory over Newport Heights Saturday evening at

the Costa Mesa Sports Farm Complex in girls third- and fourth-grade

quarterfinal action. The Eagles will play Kaiser today at 10:30 a.m.

with the winner advancing to the championship game at 2 p.m.

Nicole Zelinski booted a corner kick, which resulted in Capaldi’s

first goal about mid-way through the first half. Zelinski sent a long

pass up the middle to Capaldi near the start of the second half.

Capaldi gathered the ball and blasted a shot from outside the 18-yard

box that was deflected by the goaltender but still crossed the goal

line. Capaldi’s final goal came from inside the box when she lifted

the ball over the goaltender’s outstretched arms.

In other 3-4 quarterfinal play:

* Kaiser 4, Mariners 2:

Kaiser spread the scoring around to advance to the semifinals, but

the Seahawks did not give up.

Cinnamon Sary gave Kaiser a quick lead to start the game followed

by another score by Josie Jogwe.

Mariners fought back by consistently sending the ball up field.

Maddison Wooters gathered one long ball and passed to Shannon Boler

in the 18-yard box, who put the ball into the back of the net. Boler

tied the game moments later when she scored from the left side.

Kaiser goaltender Savannah Gastineau shut down all Mariners

attacks in the second half, and Miranda McFarland and Jill

Messersmith both scored for the 4-2 final. Kaiser will play Carden

Hall today at 10:30 in a semifinal game.

* Harbor Day 2, Our Lady Queen of Angels 0,

Harbor Day goaltender Sarah Cox put on an impressive display in

shutting out Our Lady Queen of Angels Saturday at the Costa Mesa

Sports Farm Complex.

Cox stopped shot after shot, even a penalty kick opportunity, and

helped out the offense by continually kicking the ball past midfield.

Helping out Cox were defenders Corrine Damon, Samantha Knapp and

Allyson Brahs, who controlled much of the action inside the 18-yard

box for Harbor Day.

Maddie O’Connor ended the defensive battle by racing down the

middle of the field and placing a shot inside the left goal post for

the Seahawks. O’Connor went on the offensive again and scored from

the right side to give Harbor Day the 2-0 victory.

Elisabetta Impagliazzo was a major factor for the Our Lady

offense, but the Seahawk defense was too strong.

* Andersen 5, Lincoln 0:

Scarlet Ocuna scored a hat trick by half time to lift Andersen to

the semifinals today against Harbor Day at 10:30 a.m., with the

winner playing in the championship game at 2 p.m.

Ellie Rich took a corner early in the game and deposited it to the

back of the net for an early Dolphin advantage.

Ocuna took another corner kick and sent it across the goal line a

2-0 lead. Mary McKenna sent a centering pass to Ocuna, who gathered

the ball and fired a shot for her second goal of the night. Ocuna put

the game out of reach by scoring on another corner kick before the

first half ended.

Hollace Bartem took a pass from Lindsay Susolick in the second

half and scored the final goal of the game.